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Showing posts with label eBay. Show all posts
Showing posts with label eBay. Show all posts

Monday, July 01, 2013

Downsizing to a Minimalist

We're out of the house and back into an apartment. Not a big deal for us. Some repairs were made to the house but there was so much wrong with it. It needed more work than we were told, plumbing, structure, etc. Just goes to show you even if you think the repair job is good you could run into more than you can handle.

One of the things we're going to have to fix is the amount of stuff we have! From the 15k sqft house to a 700sqft apartment things certainly do NOT  fit. So how to make it fit? First we downsized out entertainment center from a 2 piece to a small 1 piece that fits just the tv and game system. The desk has gone from a corner desk to a single top desk. And no more dining room. That last part is the only sad thing about it all.

But what did we do with all the stuff? We sold most of it! Between Craigslist and a yard sale we got rid of many things we didn't need and made a small profit. The rest of it went to charity. Since we don't have room I didn't want to keep it all here; we didn't see the point in renting a storage unit for things we don't need. So, out it went!

Here's to a less cluttered home!

Stay green,
Yasha

Saturday, November 06, 2010

Beware of eBay, You May Get What You See

While having coffee with a friend, she related to me a story about a recent eBay sell.

She was selling her old clothes on eBay to free up space in her closet for items that actually fit and decided to sell one of her silk shirts. It was a black silk shirt, in good condition, just a little out of date. She says that although there was some fading she didn't think to mention it in the eBay description because the shirt was black silk. (If any of you out there have ever owned a black silk item then you know that no matter how it's washed, dry clean or hand, it will fade a bit after purchase.)

Well the item sold for the incredibly low amount of $1.04 with buyer paid shipping. Effectively they paid $4 for a used silk shirt in good condition. I'd say that is a steal, $4 for a silk shirt! The buyer apparently wrote her back saying she was disappointed with the shirt because it was faded. She went on to say that she had that same shirt in beige and it never faded! Wow, imagine that a non fading beige shirt. Amazing... not.

We laughed and giggled, giggled and laughed, about this customer's declaration. The truly funny part? The customer claims that the shirt sent to her looks just like the one in the picture but she thought the fading was a trick of the camera!

Rolf.
Stay green,
Yasha